ASU’s Will Sutton named AFCA 2012 All-American

Arizona State junior defensive lineman Will Sutton added to his already impressive list of accomplishments Wednesday when he was named to the 2012 American Football Coaches Association FBS All-America Team.

Sutton, who earlier this week was named the Pac-12’s Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year and a First Team All-Conference selection, was one of only two Pac-12 defensive players on the AFCA team, joining Oregon State cornerback Jordan Poyer.

The 6-foot-1, 267-pound Sutton ranked fifth in the nation in tackles for loss per game (1.82) and 12th in sacks per game (.95). He was the main cog in a Sun Devil defense that ranked second in the nation in tackles for loss per game (8.83).

Sutton is the 11th Arizona State player to earn AFCA All-America honors, and is the first since defensive end Terrell Suggs in 2002. He’s only the third ASU defensive lineman to have the honor bestowed upon him, joining Suggs and Al Harris (1978).